The reason why physical basketball was better....

[Bronbron23]

And yes fighting included. It's because it turns up the intensity and adrenaline. Anyone who played in these environments knows the difference. When you hate or have a healthy dislike for your opponent it means that much more to play and beat them then if you like or are indifferent towards them. There's nothing like an intense game where both sides hate each other. You rarely get that anymore.

Bring back the physicality even if it means fighting and the game will be even better. Why would anyone not want that?

[Stanley Kobrick]

games are plenty more intense now than ever before due to pace and speed. walking up and down the floor does not equal intensity throwing haymakers and unnecessary rough fouls doesn't equal exciting quality basketball. it was a half court game vs todays run and gun. and physicality most definitely exists in todays playoffs, refs practically let everything go come post season. that includes hand checking and especially off ball positioning

[LAmbruh]

games are plenty more intense now than ever before due to pace and speed. walking up and down the floor does not equal intensity throwing haymakers and unnecessary rough fouls doesn't equal exciting quality basketball. it was a half court game vs todays run and gun. and physicality most definitely exists in todays playoffs, refs practically let everything go come post season. that includes hand checking and especially off ball positioning
+1


slayed

[mehyaM24]

games are plenty more intense now than ever before due to pace and speed. walking up and down the floor does not equal intensity throwing haymakers and unnecessary rough fouls doesn't equal exciting quality basketball. it was a half court game vs todays run and gun. and physicality most definitely exists in todays playoffs, refs practically let everything go come post season. that includes hand checking and especially off ball positioning

disagree. anyone whose hooped knows FULL WELL run and gun offenses = soft. before the new rules mandate (freedom of movement), in the playoffs a lot of those teams were held in check and forced to play slower tempo. mainly because a half-court offense eats up the clock, but also because its more physical. i do agree the playoffs get more physical but the last 3 or 4 years they've gone away from letting handchecking go. most of that is banned for good.

[Ainosterhaspie]

Nah. I'd rather be playing than fighting. If I wanted to fight I'd join a combat sport.

[scuzzy]

muh physicality =(


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poor Mugs =(

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he got'm back doe


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dat illegal D spacing ^^ clearing out like Luc Longley was a shooting threat. even marked that little tikes 3pt line lulzz

[mehyaM24]

are you really arguing the 90s werent more physical? lol

[Stanley Kobrick]

are you really arguing the 90s werent more physical? lol
who said anything about 90's?

[scuzzy]

who said anything about 90's?
sniffed out his agenda real quick :applause:

[mehyaM24]

who said anything about 90's?

the guy who just posted cherry-picked gifs of the jordan era.

[scuzzy]

the guy who just posted cherry-picked gifs of the jordan era.
4/5 those were from the 80's, *Showtime, Badboys, Celtics era :facepalm

[LAmbruh]

4/5 those were from the 80's, *Showtime, Badboys, Celtics era :facepalm
get his ass

[mehyaM24]

4/5 those were from the 80's, *Showtime, Badboys, Celtics era :facepalm

wrong.. the first 2 are definitely from the 90s (bj armstrong is in there). the last 2 are also from the 90s.


get his ass

another idiot lol

[scuzzy]

phy

si

cality

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[GrayGoat]

Imagine if MJ had to face zone instead of those elementary school defenses

[Bronbron23]

games are plenty more intense now than ever before due to pace and speed. walking up and down the floor does not equal intensity throwing haymakers and unnecessary rough fouls doesn't equal exciting quality basketball. it was a half court game vs todays run and gun. and physicality most definitely exists in todays playoffs, refs practically let everything go come post season. that includes hand checking and especially off ball positioning

Nah dude your just trying to defend this softer era. It's nothing to he but hurt about though. Funny thing is the league put in the there mandates wht they put in the rules they did to get rid of physical defense to free up offense and yall but yall in denial weirdos still argue the shit. It's literally a fact that shit is less physical and softer. It's not even arguable.

And it's not a reflection of the players btw. They're just adapting to the rules that's given to them. It is what it is though

[SATAN]

Hey look it's this thread again

[Bronbron23]

phy

si

cality

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Bruh you can find videos like this on either side. Bron has a shit ton.

[Stanley Kobrick]

Bruh you can find videos like this on either side. Bron has a shit ton.
who said anything about Lebron?

[scuzzy]

who said anything about Lebron?
:oldlol: Stan smoking the Stans out their rabbit hole and putting their agenda on blast :applause:

[MrFonzworth]

Has a poster ever won MIP the year after MVP?

[Stanley Kobrick]

Hey look it's this thread again
BronBron seems quite insecure about this topic, I believe it's the 10th time I seen him repeat it just in 2021 alone. i felt bad when he was crying to shut the season down all last year, you could tell he was crushed seeing the final result which haunted him the most :(

[Stanley Kobrick]

Has a poster ever won MIP the year after MVP?
very interesting question indeed if I do say so myself

[Bronbron23]

Hey look it's this thread again:oldlol: good one but let's not act like 80% of the shit show on here isn't regurgitated shit.

[Bronbron23]

BronBron seems quite insecure about this topic, I believe it's the 10th time I seen him repeat it just in 2021 alone. i felt bad when he was crying to shut the season down all last year, you could tell he was crushed seeing the final result which haunted him the most :(

Yeah ok mr denial. The truth is obviously eating you.

Me personally i'm good. I had no problems with last years result. I said after if bron wins another one he's tied with mj and he most likely gets that this year. I have no problem with bron passing mj if he does. I could care less about mj and his place in history i just think he's the best player I've see.

Meanwhile your fakkit ass would suck brons d*ck if you could. Stans like you are pathetic:facepalm

[Stanley Kobrick]

Yeah ok mr denial. The truth is obviously eating you.

Me personally i'm good. I had no problems with last years result. I said after if bron wins another one he's tied with mj and he most likely gets that this year. I have no problem with bron passing mj if he does. I could care less about mj and his place in history i just think he's the best player I've see.

Meanwhile your fakkit ass would suck brons d*ck if you could. Stans like you are pathetic:facepalm
nobody even said anything about Lebron except you and your dup, what are you rambling about? you can't stop talking about him.

[Bronbron23]

nobody even said anything about Lebron except you and your dup, what are you rambling about? you can't stop talking about him.

So what was your dumbass referring too with "the final result"? What was the final result?

[ImKobe]

Imagine if MJ had to face zone instead of those elementary school defenses

He did when he came back at age 38... 24.6/6/5.4 prior to his knee injury at age 39, he was a top 10 scorer after retiring and not training for 3 years in his late 30s.. Had more 40+ pt games as a 39/40 yr old in 02-03 season than Lebron's had over the last 2 RS.

[Axe]

In other words, remove the so-called flagrant foul the league has since the 90s. And i'm sure you guys already know why it had to exist in the first place.

[scuzzy]

He did when he came back at age 38... 24.6/6/5.4 prior to his knee injury at age 39, he was a top 10 scorer after retiring and not training for 3 years in his late 30s.. Had more 40+ pt games as a 39/40 yr old in 02-03 season than Lebron's had over the last 2 RS.
At the expense of team success, chucked his team right into lottery, despised by teammates. 25 fga, 30 fga, 27 fga, 23 fga, Where do you think Kobe got it from.

Ran those teams into the ground on their way out

Mamba mentality doe, Killer instinct doe

[ImKobe]

At the expense of team success, chucked his team right into lottery, despised by teammates. 25 fga, 30 fga, 27 fga, 23 fga, Where do you think Kobe got it from.

Ran those teams into the ground on their way out

Mamba mentality doe, Killer instinct doe

Oh really, is that why the 01-02 Wizards were a Playoff team with MJ (30 - 30) & 7 - 15 without?

01-02 MJ in 60 games had 5 games of 40+ pts, all of them on above 50% shooting, in that era of slow pace and the defensive rule changes..

[LAmbruh]

At the expense of team success, chucked his team right into lottery, despised by teammates. 25 fga, 30 fga, 27 fga, 23 fga, Where do you think Kobe got it from.

Ran those teams into the ground on their way out

Mamba mentality doe, Killer instinct doe
22 fga on 41%


Yiggity Yikes


old Bran putting up a EZ PZ 26ppg on only 18fga, Wild Wild West 18th Caesar :pimp:


oh yeah, on 300 more games played then MJ too chyeaaaaa

[Axe]

Oh really, is that why the 01-02 Wizards were a Playoff team with MJ (30 - 30) & 7 - 15 without?
Sounds like chef dingo without his fellow splash bro nowadays, who can only carry his team exactly .500 or slightly above .500 whenever he plays.

[scuzzy]

22 fga on 41%


Yiggity Yikes


old Bran putting up a EZ PZ 26ppg on only 18fga, Wild Wild West 18th Caesar :pimp:


oh yeah, on 300 more games played then MJ too chyeaaaaa
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[light]

Michael Jordan did not agree with any of this.

He complained to no end about the Bad Boys pistons and claimed that everyone wanted to see a "clean game" with "good guys" like him and that NBA fans would celebrate because the Pistons were no longer champions.

MJ was kind of soft.

[ImKobe]

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Lebron is 14th in ppg this year, Jordan was 9th in ppg at age 39 in 02, even with the knee injury lol.

[Axe]

Lebron is 14th in ppg this year, Jordan was 9th in ppg at age 39 in 02, even with the knee injury lol.
So it's all about ppg again? Rofl.

[ImKobe]

So it's all about ppg again? Rofl.

Responded to someone quoting a post about ppg, like these numbers in today's league are comparable to anything in the early 2000s lol.. The top 5 offensive teams (ORTG) all-time are all from this season. Jordan was a top 10 scorer and his efficiency was relative to other high-volume scorers, Lebron isn't a top 10 scorer anymore.

[scuzzy]

So it's all about ppg again? Rofl.

Kobe stans always love their high scoring reg season games in lottery season

It just doesn't register how their selfish habits was a direct bi-product of team shortcoming

Jordans +40 games

33 FGA, 11 FTA
30 FGA, 7 FTA
29 FGA, 8 FTA
38 FGA, 10 FTA

chuck :basketballchuck:basketballchuck:basketball chuck

[ImKobe]

Kobe stans always love their high scoring reg season games in lottery season

It just doesn't register how their selfish habits was a direct bi-product of team shortcoming

Jordans +40 games

33 FGA, 11 FTA
30 FGA, 7 FTA
29 FGA, 8 FTA
38 FGA, 10 FTA

chuck :basketballchuck:basketballchuck:basketball chuck

All of them on above 50+% shooting.. the 38 FGA one he had 51/7/4/3 on 21/38 shooting Against a Playoff Hornets team, a top 10 defense.. He had 45/10/7/3 against the #1 Nets defense 2 days later lol.

[LAmbruh]

Kobe stans always love their high scoring reg season games in lottery season

It just doesn't register how their selfish habits was a direct bi-product of team shortcoming

Jordans +40 games

33 FGA, 11 FTA
30 FGA, 7 FTA
29 FGA, 8 FTA
38 FGA, 10 FTA

chuck :basketballchuck:basketballchuck:basketball chuck
Cray, LBJ would be a 55ppg with those looks

Fortunately he's a team first player and makes right decisions, playmaking, maximizing teammates and puts my Lakers in the best position to win (like we did)

FMVP and MVP, West Coast Gaunlet 4-1, 4-1, 4-1, 18 Szn

[Axe]

Kobe stans always love their high scoring reg season games in lottery season

It just doesn't register how their selfish habits was a direct bi-product of team shortcoming

Jordans +40 games

33 FGA, 11 FTA
30 FGA, 7 FTA
29 FGA, 8 FTA
38 FGA, 10 FTA

chuck :basketballchuck:basketballchuck:basketball chuck
:oldlol::roll:

Can't forget that he actually scored 81 points against a lottery raptors team way back in 2006 while the rest only scored 41 points somehow.

[scuzzy]

Cray, LBJ would be a 55ppg with those looks

Fortunately he's a team first player and makes right decisions, playmaking, maximizing teammates and puts my Lakers in the best position to win (like we did)

FMVP and MVP, West Coast Gaunlet 4-1, 4-1, 4-1, 18 Szn
Yup, cheesin on em


King of LA, bout to double up and make ImKobe disappear for another 12 months :oldlol:


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[ImKobe]

Yup, cheesin on em


King of LA, bout to double up and make ImKobe disappear for another 12 months :oldlol:


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Aren't you a Cavs fan? Why are you dikkriding my Lakers? How are the Cavs doing, btw? :roll: